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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
2
The item lists aphorisms and observations on work truth and personality, noting opinions on art light and plant growth under different light, including an experiment with hothouses using red green blue and ordinary glass and the effect on plant size and vitality.
Following John W Keely’s announced retirement and claim to harness etheric forces his death fans question whether his vibratory energy theory is real or illusionary The world now watches to learn if Keely achieved true discovery or self delusion amid lingering mystery of his experiments.
Recent trials show only about one in four bloodhounds faithfully track a quarry in favorable conditions, while at least a quarter fail or refuse to attempt. Real fugitive tracking would be even weaker, prompting a revision of dramatic scenes from Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Cloister and the Hearth.
The article notes Hawaii’s higher living costs due to most foods being imported, with eggs at sixty cents a dozen and chickens at a dollar twenty-five, while red mullet sells for twenty five cents per pound. It cites warnings to emigrants from Hawaiian lodges and Odd Fellows. It also quotes Joseph Leiter of Chicago about a December wheat boom tied to foreign orders and his plan to push Rhode Island Locomotive Works, plus a philosophical pointer to not focusing on self to avoid misery and to live kindly on the journey.
In Curtis May’s tale Santa Claus entertains the North Wind at his ice cave near the north pole. A shipwrecked cabin boy haunts the Wind’s memory as Santa muses over a neglected sleigh and reindeer needing care while Mrs. Claus serves venison and ale. The duo share tales of a frozen ship, a sleeping boy, and a rosy Norwegian girl at her wheel, all set against a starry polar night.
In a pine wood setting Mrs. Claus hosts toys and a village of wooden animals as the North Wind and South Wind visit. A slender blue eyed maiden introduces the North Wind, and the Frost Fairy appears with delicate wings. They exchange gifts of winter imagery and marvel at colors, dreaming of apple blossoms and frost art.
Ree disappears and a flurry of seasonal personages moves a tale toward Christmas. The Sun sends a note to Santa Claus and Dame, the South Wind departs toward dawn, while Mrs Claus and Santa prepare the reindeer and sled. The North Wind joins briefly as the c two prepare for the next festive day.
A Scientific American note by Prof. John W. Mallet of Virginia explains nicotine's nature. Pure nicotine is a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor that darkens on exposure, while most tar is from heat acting on leaf fiber. Only a small portion of nicotine is volatile. the rest is burned during smoking. He dismisses claims of arsenic or copper in wrappers as implausible given wrapper weight and paper quantity.
An English war correspondent in a Cuban prison is measured by a tailor through prison bars. The tailor stretches arms through the bars to pin garments, creating a suit that fits perfectly. The correspondent later wears the suit in London with pride.
A playful exchange questions why a neglected house feels haunted. One character points to old window curtains as the source, while the other hesitates, prompting a wry remark that the shades are the departed. The line hints at superstition and the charm of a centuries old dwelling.
Gerald and Geraldine spar over marriage in a witty New York Journal exchange. She taunts him with a dog waiting at the gate, signaling a playful domestic confrontation.
A survey of famed figures and curiosities mentions Queen Victoria’s favored song “And ye shall walk in silk at tire” and Mme Carnot’s garden zeal. It notes the duke of York’s sailor hornpipe skill learned as a cadet, Col. Van B. Wisker as tutor to King Alfonso XII, Pierre Loti and Sarah Bernhardt planning India travel, and the duke of Buccleuch’s vast estates. Frank A. Vanderlip’s rise from shop apprentice to treasury official and journalism, plus Emperor William’s oversized visiting cards, complete this mosaic of elite lives and curios.
A Paris Figaro summary describes Wilhelmina as a well grown healthy child popular in The Stagne. She enjoys riding skating and rowing outdoors and cares for animals and dolls. She spends mornings in study with governess and masters, then ride or drive her white pony before more study and dinner with her mother.
An elegant spinster at a western English coastal watering place braves a windy boat trip to glimpse Napoleon aboard the Bellerephon in Tor Bay. She returns exhausted yet grateful and declares she almost saw his coat tails, delighting in the near glimpse of the captive.
A young girl from a large family criticizes gender roles in her household. She argues boys are spoiled and treated as rulers while girls bear the burden of chores and order. She imagines raising sons to serve their sisters and not dominate wives.
An Iowa Mall season column warns readers about alum in many baking powders after the World’s Fair health boards condemned certain products. It lists brands commonly sold in the region that allegedly contain alum and advises using Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder for safety.
The West department of agriculture asks why starving people should not eat grasshoppers and multiple experiments show they are palatable and nutritious. Investigators report unfledged grasshoppers boiled with butter spices and salt yield a broth resembling beef broth but with a distinct flavor. Fried or roasted they offer a nutty taste and could be a food source.
A compact weekly survey spanning global happenings. Highlights major political shifts, economic trends, conflicts, scientific advances, and cultural developments from diverse regions, condensed into a readable digest for quick perusal by time-pressed readers.
The Academy of Music in Rochester New York the oldest theater in the city burned inflicting about $100 000 in damage to the theater and adjacent property. No further details provided about casualties or causes.
Mrs. Howard Mingham of Ohio becomes president of the National Non-partisan W C T U. Colorado governor race reports Charles fusion 8 Thomas 92 274, Henry R Wolcott 50 890. James McGee NY produce exchange chief found dead in North Plainfield NJ at age about seventy. George W Aldridge of New York public works seeks suspension pending court investigation. American Bible Society board names Rev William Ingraham Haven secretary in place of Albert B Hunt. Former Senator Gueges Marie Henri Fournier dies in Paris. born 1821, ex French ambassador to Constantinople. John Adrian Hope earl of Howetown named lord chamberlain. Lord Hopetown age near 39. Mrs Elizabeth Howe of Pomona Cal dead in Phoenix age 77, widow of Brig Gen James Howe. She helped found the Woman's Relief Corps. R B F Pierce Indiana Decatur Western railroad head dies in Indianapolis after resigning Clover Leaf receivership. Pierce was ex-congressman. Dr Manuel Sancremento, Colombia president, relinquishes office for 60 days. vice president to assume duties. Prof O C Marsh Yale elected corresponding member of French academy of sciences and cited for parentology work.
Senator Hale of Maine proposed reviving the grades of admiral and vice admiral in the navy. Other notes include the 100 percent assessment on First National Bank of Ema stock, war questions debated in the House, and a draft military court martial bill from the War Department. The Daily Chronicle cites McKinley’s stance on British rights under the Clayton Bulwer treaty and Canal cooperation with England. Findings on the Infant Marie Teresa abandonment exonerate navy officers. Farragut trial results report a smooth run at 419.3 revolutions per minute. Payne pushes Hawaiian law extension. Dewey’s captains see reassignments in Manila Bay.
Figures show a gold output for Colorado this year at 28,1000, with revised Arizona copper output for 1897 at 81,019,922 pounds. Southern Oregon attracts California miners. Argonaut mine in Amador County has paid 180,000 in dividends and holds treasury funds. Boston capitalists buy several Utah and Nevada claims for 100,000. J. R. De Lamar confirms mine sales to London Exploration for 10,000,000. Portland Mining plans to steel their shaft supports signaling industry-wide changes.
Reports cite Carlists arrested in Spain and Germany pressing disarmament ideas. Spain dissolves cabinet ahead of evacuation. Turkish empire seen as being peacefully revolutionized. In Paris crowds clash in a theater before President Faure as Panama talks of US Colombia canal control emerge. Nicaragua witnesses expats returning after amnesty. Berlin hints at Philippines stake. British ship sent to Nanking amid French warship presence. Shanghai settlements extension inquiry may soon be approved.
A Fort Madison Iowa man killed his wife and then vanished. Other items note a Philadelphia banker pleading guilty to misappropriation, a Jersey lawyer jailed for fifteen years, dynamite wrecks in Dallas and Augusta, a Pleasant Lake bank robbery, thefts in Chicago, and various regional incidents including storms, crimes, and corporate deals.
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